For this week’s post, I chose to focus on an exciting new
documentary project titled
Asteroid Impact, from director W.D. Hogan and our very own
Phil Groves (pictured above), who wrote and will produce the
project for IMAX.

As many of you know, IMAX has a rich history with space
documentaries—from
Blue Planet(1990) and
Space Station 3D(2002) to this year’s inspirational film,
A Beautiful Planet.

Asteroid Impact, which marks the first completely funded
brand-new documentary film from the IMAX Original Film Fund, fits
perfectly within that space legacy.

“
Asteroid Impacthas been a passion project of mine for many
years, one that benefited from a culture of creativity and
entrepreneurship fostered here at IMAX—a company I have called home
for 13 years,” Groves said. “The film will be a truly unique,
thrilling experience mapping the story of asteroids and their place
in our universe.”

As part of the announcement, IMAX co-hosted with Chinese film
and TV investment and production company, Huahuang Pictures, an
international signing ceremony commemorating the two companies’
50/50 joint financing deal of
Asteroid Impact.

Asteroid Impact, which will be captured with IMAX®
cameras, will reveal the origins of asteroids and the effects of
previous Earth impacts, delve into the threat these celestial
masses pose to our planet today, and examine how we monitor their
trajectory in order to stay out of their deadly path.

Through a tour of the Solar System and a close look at the
“city-buster” asteroid—Apophis—this new IMAX documentary will tell
you everything about the massive space rocks that shape our Solar
System through amazing and devastating collisions.

A Beautiful Planet, the latest IMAX 3D documentary film,
is making its domestic debut on April 29 and it’s going to be
epic.

The most recent addition to the amazing list of documentaries by
Toni Myers features exclusive footage of Earth showing a new
perspective of the place we call home. Greg Foster, Senior
Executive Vice President, IMAX ®Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment
shared his appreciation for Toni’s awesome work. “Toni has crafted
a remarkable film that uniquely captures the raw beauty of our
planet”.

Toni Myers has inspired many with her films, including film
director Christopher Nolan.

For decades, Toni has produced many incredible documentary
films that have taken us from the bottom of the sea, to the outer
most parts of space. Take a look at a few of our favorites
below!

Hubble 3D, Toni’s most recent documentary, came out in 2010.
This film followed NASA astronauts as they traveled into space to
make repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope.

(Via: grpl)

From out of this world to Earth’s deepest bodies of water,
Under the Sea 3Ddocumented the stunning creatures of the
ocean and took the audience underwater on an epic aquatic
adventure.

(Via: IMAX Raleigh)

The Dream Is Alivewas one the most memorable films for
director Christopher Nolan when he was growing up. This documentary
was the culmination of three shuttle missions in 1984 and was
filmed by 14 astronauts. They captured the unbelievable footage of
seeing earth from space and an astronaut’s firsthand experience of
being weightless in space.

(Via: Wikipedia)

To experience Toni Myers’ amazing space documentary about
planet Earth, stay tuned for
A Beautiful Planetcoming to IMAX theatres in April
2016.